mettre à contribution
/mɛtʁ a kɔ̃.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃/
verb
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- met à contribution
- past
- a mis à contribution
- perfect
- mis à contribution
Meaning
Similar words
"faire appel à" and "mettre à contribution" are close synonyms for "to call upon," largely interchangeable.
Practice
1 What does mettre à contribution mean?
to call upon, to make use of
2 Fill the gap: Le chef met à ___ toute son équipe.
Full sentence: Le chef met à contribution toute son équipe. (The manager calls upon his whole team.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre à contribution?
mettre à contribution: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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